by T N | Apr 2, 2023 | Blog
Contrary to comments by planning staff, the Comprehensive plan is the guide today, regardless of whether it gets amended in the future. The same is true for the Future Land Use map but, if this application is approved, the area zoning will be changed to accommodate the new building heights for anything being proposed in the future. As a local land use attorney has said, “you have the facts to come to a proper decision on this case without waiting for the details on a future Development Agreement that, in itself, will be controversial and an anchor on the City Budget for the next ten years.
by T N | Mar 28, 2023 | Blog
When residents are telling you that your project is causing gentrification and displacement, your response should not be to double down and steamroll the people.
by S M | Mar 28, 2023 | Blog
Request is to go from 12 stories to 30 stories City Planning staff emphasize that they are providing guidance and context, but it is up to the Council, legally and otherwise, to make decisions on consistency with the Comp Plan. Council is not obligated to defer to...
by T N | Mar 26, 2023 | Blog
As density increases, the need for conscious, deliberate stormwater and other utility planning also increases. Instead, three years ago, the city decided to allow individual developers to do as they please “as of right.” Now the city denies any responsibility for the predictable mayhem that is resulting. My neighbor’s flooding is just one real-world example of the problems that occur when the city abandons its responsibility for strategic growth planning and oversight, and instead deregulates development.
by T N | Mar 23, 2023 | Blog
It’s time to step back and re-assess the likely impacts of BRT and TOD on established neighborhoods and identities instead of relying on the desired, but unproven outcomes pitched by those who stand to make a business profit.
by S M | Mar 21, 2023 | Blog
HIGHLIGHTS Longtime City Clerk Gail Smith was honored at her last meeting upon her retirement Public Comments focused on negative impacts of Missing Middle and other rezoning actions that will harm existing neighborhoods, difficulties in engaging with the City,...
